Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Worth braving the cold for

Ayer, Martes Santo, marcharon por las calles de Orihuela dos imágenes del siglo XVIII, obras del escultor Salzillo, que forman parte del grupo más valioso que posee Orihuela.

Yesterday morning it rained followed by a thick blanket of cloud over Orihuela but thankfully it stayed dry for last night’s procession.

The two cofradias, El Perdón y el Ecce-Homo who were scheduled to take part started the parade at 10pm whilst the two cofradias, La Samaritana and El Prendimiento that had cancelled due to rain on Monday, had to wait until midnight to set off.

For the onlookers, it must have been worth braving a cold night to see the some of the most famous works by the Murcian sculptor, Francisco Salzillo and others. Nuestro Padre Jesús de la Caída (1754) is considered to be one of the sculptors finest works. In the parade also were: Veronica (J. Diez, 1942), El Calvario (Galarza, 1942), María Santísima del Perdón (Quintín de Torre, 1952) followed by el Perdón (1777, Salzillo, and 1943, Rabaza), La Sentencia (1965, Víctor de los Ríos) and Cruz Penitencial (1953, Orrico).

It would have been daybreak  this morning before some of those taking part finally got to bed.

No comments: